Talala: The curious leopard cub who joined a lion pride

About Vita Murrow

Vita Murrow is an educator an artist a writer and a mum. Vita has a quirky sense of humour and an eye for the weird. When she was in 8th grade she was rejected from a special writers retreat for kids. But that didnt stop her from pursuing her passion. Since then Vita has been a teacher a producer a film maker a program director and even a puppeteer. She currently works as a childrens author reinventing old stories for a new generation and crafting wordless pictures books together with her husband Ethan Murrow. Their book The Whale was nominated for a CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also the author of two volumes of fairytales retold for a new generation: Power to the Princess and High-Five to the Hero. Vita loves working with other artists and writers and is always looking to share a chocolate chip cookie with someone.Alexandra Finkeldey is an illustrator based in Ottawa Canada. She uses both traditional and digital mediums to capture her favourite subjects which typically include animals people plants and food. She has long been inspired by nature animation travel and video games which has translated into vibrant and often unreal colour palettes as they appear in her work.